Richmond group seeks new home for trademark Wurlitzer organ

8:41 PM,
Jun. 14, 2013

This Wurlitzer organ was once inside Richmond's Tivoli Theater, which opened in 1926. Doris Ashbrook, secretary of Preserve Richmond, believes people in the city will pay to see or hear the vintage organ.

Written by

Brian Zimmerman
| Palladium-Item

Richmond's original Wurlitzer organ from the former Tivoli Theater is coming home later this summer.

Now Doris Ashbrook is trying to help determine where it will reside next.

As secretary of Preserve Richmond, Ashbrook has been speaking with community organizations with hope of finding the perfect fit for the cream and gold organ that once was a trademark of the Tivoli's stage shows and feature films. ...